He was never going to find the doll maker by waiting for the mini-kin to make the next move.
The girls who attracted Veig might have been created by the same doll maker.
A story about a local doll maker who is very popular for realistic dolls, which are made by his four beautiful daughters.
Another way the company differs from other doll makers: it does minimal advertising.
Its kit allows the doll maker to customize the hair, eyes and mouth.
The best doll makers in Japan were commissioned to produce 58 friendship dolls.
Like sculptors, she said, doll makers are creating something from nothing that is not to be simply dismissed as "craft."
Some doll makers use alternative hair material such as wool, rayon, and cotton.
Later, when the red kimono woman is found murdered, the blame is put on the doll maker.
She was an educator and traditional doll maker, and was regarded as a cultural leader.